Pursuing Fitness – Divorce
Even divorce attorneys know exercise is essential to living a healthy lifestyle. It’s the best way to lose body fat, boost the metabolism and encourage the body to burn excess calories. Regular exercise also improves your outlook and optimism about life. During the divorce process, as coping mechanisms go, nothing beats daily exercise.
Women need a three-pronged approach to fitness and health:
- Cardio routine
- Balanced diet
- Resistance training
A healthy balance of these 3 elements during your family law case improves your ability to make sound decisions and make a fresh start.
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All research has shown that women can train just as hard as men. The idea that certain exercises are better for female bodies and that women should exercise differently is simply outdated.
In deciding on a cardio or resistance training regimen, none of the evidence suggests women should focus on, or avoid, any specific type of training or exercise. However, women tend to store body fat in different places than men, mainly the hips, glutes and triceps (which is the back of the arms). Therefore, routines for women can be targeted at those areas.
To target the butt, hamstrings, thighs and calf muscles women should be doing exercises like sprinting, hill runs, kickboxing and other forms of exercise that target the lower body.
Another factor in planning a fitness program during your family law case is that women are at higher risk of the loss of bone mass that can lead to osteoporosis. Women should lift heavier weights to stay stronger, but they should do so because strenuous resistance training stimulates bone cells. Bone cells respond to high-impact exercise.
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The hardest thing about exercising is fitting it into a busy life. During the divorce or other family law process, it can seem impossible to make time for fitness but there is absolutely no acceptable excuse not to make some time for daily physical activity.
The more you avoid exercise, the more negative repercussions you’ll face in the long run. Not only are you at greater risk of many diseases (or at risk of exacerbating illnesses you already have), you’re also likely to have an earlier death.
During a divorce, if a woman doesn’t set aside some time for daily physical activity, she’s also likely to gain weight, feel less energetic, and become less strong. This atrophy speeds up the older you get.
1. 10 minutes a Day
Some moderate exercise each day is a good place to start. Find 10 minutes each day to walk the stairs, take a quick run, do some crunches or try a little yoga. Gradually increase the time, always being sure to set reasonable, attainable goals.
Gradually work toward 3 days a week of 45 minutes of weights coupled with 3 days of cardiovascular activity. In the middle of a family law case, time can be a scarcity, but if you start small and work your way up, you’ll find that making time for exercise during your divorce case will become easier.
2. Don’t Forget the Weights
Many women begin and end their health and fitness routines with cardio exercises. The disadvantage is that you will be missing out on a critical component of your health routine. If this is a regular occurrence, the outcome can be disappointing despite countless hours at the gym. Balance your workout and perform weight training (resistance training) first. You’ll likely see a more positive visible outcome.
Combine weight training exercise to gain some muscle and cardiovascular exercise to burn some calories and fat. In conjunction with a balanced diet that consists of small meals though out the day to boost the metabolic rate and accelerate fat loss while gaining some muscle, and nutritional supplementation, the results provided by the program can re-shape any woman’s physique in no time.
3. Be Consistent
Be consistent, be determined and be prepared. Sometimes half the battle is just walking into the gym or setting out on the bike ride. If you can only get in a quick ride or workout, be consistent and just do something. Don’t be afraid of weight training exercise. Resistance training is your best friend when it comes to reshaping your body.
4. Get a Workout Buddy
It’s important to be involved in some sort of fitness social support web during your divorce. Social support, like a workout buddy, can bring a greater sense of camaraderie, kinship and even healthy competition. If you normally workout alone at home, try visiting a gym for a sample workout, or joining a yoga, or Pilates class.
5. No Pressure
You need to have commitment and discipline, and you need to be prepared to work hard. Give yourself a pep talk. Don’t pressure yourself too much. You deserve a pat on the back, so go ahead and give yourself one.
Concentrate on how good you feel about your new health and fitness regime. If you’re struggling to meet your goal, don’t beat yourself up about it. Focus on what you’ve done up to this point, and use today as a new starting point. Small successes add up to big successes eventually. Focus on obtainable goals and measurable improvements.
Conclusion
In a short period of time you’ll feel more comfortable with your workouts. All you have to do is the right cardio, resistance exercises and food in reasonable stages. Don’t give up before the results start to happen. Push through the mental pain barrier and be focus on successes.
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